20142014 Men’sMen’s GuideGuide UUNDERSTANDINGNDERSTANDING TTHEHE GGAMEAME OOFF WWATERATER POLOPOLO Water Polo can be a confusing game for spectators. Th e Fouls whistle is constantly blowing and the play never stops, When an infraction of the rules occurs, the referee will even when someone is ejected for a penalty. In addition, point in the direction of the team taking possession, there are many misconceptions about the game, including while blowing his whistle. Th e ball is put back into play how the players keep their horses swimming. Well hang in with an action called a free throw. Th is means the player there, because the following information should help to gets three seconds of free time to throw the ball to an- make the picture much clearer. other teammate or swim it up the pool. A player cannot shoot a free throw unless outside the fi ve-meter line. If General Information the ball is not put into play within three seconds, the 1. Each team has six fi eld players and a goalie. other team takes possession. 2. Field players can only use one hand to touch the ball, goalies two. Fouls can be ordinary or major. Ordinary fouls are best 3. Games consist of 7-minute quarters for club divisions, understood as minor fouls. For example, a defender 8-minute quarters for varsity divisions. may reach over an opponent’s back to get at the ball 4. Th e object of the game is to score by placing the ball while facing away from the goal. Th e penalty for an completely in the goal. Players may move the ball by swim- ordinary foul is a free throw for the opposing team. ming or passing. 5. Teams may substitute after a goal is scored, during a Major fouls are more severe and are penalized accord- time-out or during the play from the ejection area. ingly. For example, when a defender fouls an opponent 6. Each team receives three time-outs and one 20-second too aggressively, or from behind when the opponent is time-out per game. facing the goal, the defender is ejected for 20 seconds 7. Shots blocked out of bounds by defensive players result (players may reenter the game if their team recovers the in the defensive team receiving possession. If a defender ball before the ejection time is up, or if the opposing uses two hands to block a shot, the off ensive team receives team scores). When the foul occurs within fi ve meters a penalty shot. of the goal and the referee believes the player had a high chance of scoring, the opposition shoots a penalty shot. Major fouls can also occur through disrespect to the 2014 Men’s Guide Table of Contents refereer or when a player interferes with an opponent’s About the CWPA .................................................................Pages 2-3 freef throw. Players may only receive three major fouls CWPA Timeline......................................................................... Page 4 beforeb elimination. Competitive Format .............................................................Pages 6-7 Men’s Championship Results ...........................................Pages 9-13 Men’s Varsity Team Profi les ...........................................Pages 15-18 IfI all of this has you totally confused, just sit back and Men’s Club Team Profi les ...............................................Pages 20-37 enjoye the game. Th e easiest way to follow the play is by Men’s Varsity Rosters .......................................................Pages 39-41 watchingw the scoreboard. If your team is ahead at the Men’s Club Rosters .........................................................Pages 42-52 end,e great! If not, well consider that you have expanded www.collegiatewaterpolo.org youry horizons. When the game is over, you can at least explaine to your friends that the horses never get wet. hhistoryistory ooff tthehe CCOLLEGIATEOLLEGIATE WWATERATER PPOLOOLO ASSOCIATIONASSOCIATION The Collegiate Water Polo Association provides a number of benefi ts to its membership including: Services Provided Conference website Desk offi cial training and support Championship tournament management Hall of Fame Banquet Hotel reservations for teams and offi cials Job placement service Online education Referee assignments Referee training program Scheduling Streaming kits Equipment Provided Five free balls for all host sites One free ball for every team Score sheets for tournament hosts Laminated scoring guide for tournament hosts NCAA Rules Book and Fox 40 whistle for every team Complimentary program for every club athlete and coach Awards Distributed Awards for top two teams in each division Awards for top coaches in each division All-Tournament and MVP awards at championship events Administration Certifi cates for Scholar-Athletes The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) is a member All-Conference awards for best 14 players per division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and All-America awards for collegiate club teams is comprised of collegiate institutions. The purpose of the Association is to serve its membership through a variety of For more information about the Association, contact ways, including the coordination of a competitive schedule. the offi ce at: As a non-profi t 501 (c)-3 organization, it is also a charitable entity, capable of receiving donations that are tax deductible. Collegiate Water Polo Association All gifts may be sent to the offi ce, with an acknowledgment 320 West 5th Street returned to you for your tax records. Bridgeport, PA 19405 (610) 277-6787 Offi ce Staff (610) 277-7382 fax Commissioner.....................................................Daniel Sharadin offi [email protected] Email...........................commissioner@collegiatewaterpolo.org www.collegiatewaterpolo.org Director of Communications........................................Ed Haas CWPA Sportsmanship Statement Email............................................haas@collegiatewaterpolo.org The CWPA and the NCAA promote good sportsmanship by student-athletes, coaches and spectators. We request your Coordinator of Offi cials................................................Ed Reed cooperation by supporting the participants and offi cials in a Email......................................offi [email protected] positive manner. Profanity, racial or sexist comments, or other intimidating actions directed at the offi cials, student-athletes, Director of Membership Services.......................................TBA coaches, event personnel or team representatives will not be Email.............................membership@collegiatewaterpolo.org tolerated and are grounds for removal from the site of compe- tition. Also, consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages Director of Multimedia.........................................................TBA and tobacco products is prohibited. Email..........................................video@collegiatewaterpolo.org 2 Affi liate Organizations History of the CWPA There are many organizations affi liated with the sport of wa- The Collegiate Water Polo Association originally began as ter polo and the landscape can be somewhat confusing when the Mid Atlantic Conference, founded by Dick Russell in the trying to sort out which entity offers what services. To make 1970’s. Its founding membership included teams from Mary- matters a little easier to understand, the organizations can be land, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. divided into two basic groups: scholastic and non scholastic. The scholastic organizations are those that have some affi lia- The conference relied on volunteer coaches until 1990, when tion with the educational system. These include college, high it hired a commissioner to perform basic scheduling for the school, junior college and middle school teams, as well as their 15 member teams. Offi ciating assignments at the time were respective administrative bodies that offer competitive leagues performed by an independent organization called the Eastern and support. In this category one would fi nd state sanctioning Water Polo Referees Association (EWPRA). organizations, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association for Intercollegiate Athlet- The next major milepost occurred in 1993, when the Southern ics (NAIA) and all the collegiate conferences recognized by and New England Conferences merged into the Mid Atlantic. the NCAA or NAIA. Each individual organization operates The new structure combined all of the varsity teams in the independently with its own governing structure. East, along with the few sport clubs in existence at that time. The NCAA and the NAIA are two organizations that serve During the 1995 season, the conference received its fi rst major a unique position. They each provide a supervisory role for challenge, as the organization experienced a strike by its offi - their member schools. The colleges and universities that are ciating core. This strike ultimately resulted in the organization members of each respective organization choose to establish establishing its own offi ciating bureau, assuming responsibility and follow a set of guidelines that govern competition. Spe- for all of its offi ciating assignments. The conference hired Tere cifi cally, these guidelines include eligibility, academic progress Ma as its inaugural Director of Offi cials and Loren Bertocci for their student-athletes, competitive rules, championship as its fi rst Technical Director. These two individuals laid the guidelines, recruiting and fi nancial aid. groundwork for the Offi ciating Bureau that exists today. Schools that become members of